#I think he wants to gaf and pretends at times like he does but he don't

[ehhlien]

Also, I'm surprised that so many are surprised by Louis' hurtful remarks about Alice to Daniel.. seeing many people are in awe at how ruthless he is, but Louis has never been this sweet little innocent guy.. like are we all watching the same show?

Lestat was initially drawn to Louis when he saw him pull a knife out on his own brother. He was an alcoholic pimp who boo-hoo'ed about his terrible life to a priest, and spoke on how much he regretted putting young girls on the streets while knowingly ignoring their cries, only to marry a rich white man who promised him he could leave his life behind only for Louis to.. want to expand his pimping business and be the dominate one in the industry/area.

I think being able to see Louis be depressed and lonely, struggle with his sexuality, beef with his family, and be overly righteous about not drinking from humans regardless of the circumstances, made people forget the other side to him.

I don't think Louis attracts violence (re: his relationships with Lestat and Armand). I think Louis is equally violent, just in a way that materializes differently.

[kroosluvr]

saferoom

FORGOT TO ADD MY NOTES! notes under cut

i think goro would really not gaf abt kasumi because well 1) shes dead 2) he never knew her so he has no reason to care. Or pretend to care 3) sumire is the one who's alive right now and if she doesnt shape tf up STAT she might not stay that way. so obviously he tries to Help:tm: sumire get over it in his own way......... which obviously oversteps like ten million boundaries

like hes trying to say that yknow 'you should think for yourself' and implying 'if you dont think for yourself you wont get anywhere' but it ofc comes off 10 times too harsh and hostile.

but goro's never really Had people that he Cares about. he doesnt know how to properly do this soft love and care and affection thing. so he phrases things like this.

(btw theyre trying to solve some random puzzle in marukis palace and akira's scoping out the outside but he hears the slam which alerts him oh huh smth must have gone wrong) (sorry i suck bad at drawing backgrounds

im not 100% on what i wanted for goro's expression on the 3rd page, a combination of conflicted anger at her for snapping back - respect at her for snapping back - a kinda "oh shit" - just a kinda reproachful kind of glare like "fine, have it your way" but it kinda dawns on him how unsympathetic he was in the moment when he sees akira

ALSO!! edit bc i forgor to add. i think there’s smth important abt the fact that he actually fucks off when sumire tells him to, and doesn’t say anything more (granted he already said what he wanted to say.) he listens to her and respects her in this sense. i feel like if it was akira or anyone else he probably wouldn’t bother but . WAVES HANDS. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE. sorry i’m adding this at 5am rn my brain MY BRAINNNN

[umamaki]

frat boy caleb who became ur bf because bc he tutored you and said “oh i promised my friend that if he joined my stem/engineering academics frat i’d join his social frat it’s nothing crazy” and it rlly is crazy because he’s so tall and works out and loves putting his arm around your shoulders…frat boy caleb who pretends to not be in love with you at every party but he’s shoving any guy who reaches for your drink or gets a little touchy feely against the wall…results in “what are you doing caleb?” “they’re all assholes” “and you’re not??? caleb you’ve been giving me mixed signals all semester” “mixed signals?? ____ be honest with me why would i do any of this if i didn’t want you” results in desperate loud whiny car sex i mean whaaaa

Frat boy caleb who never beats the fuckboy allegations despite being the most normal frat brother ever. Def more of a professional frat participant. Like he gafs about school and is career ambitious. But he looks the part so well and he’s social and girls naturally gravitate towards him and its so hard for everyone not to put him into a box labeled typical douchy frat bro.

Frat boy caleb who doesn’t care for other ppl romance until he meets you, and his life completely changes. Comes off a little too strong, a tad too interested the first few times you meet. And you think to yourself “damn so the rumors are right he’s a PLAYER!” And he proves you wrong bc he’s just a lover fr. You’re surprised when you realize he rlly does only have eyes for you. And side note slash final note he looks really good bent over the house’s pool table, biceps tense hands gripping the cue eyebrows furrowed in focus led lights making him glow and the background noise that is somehow muffled as you watch him hit the 8-ball into the hole.

And final final note bc i just rmb i have this ss from instagram but it is soo frat caleb?

[luvingjeanie]

Hi!

i wanted to ask if u can do smut hc’s with gwi nam?

I really love your writing💓

Have a nice day/ night

YESYESYES I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REQUEST

i think how he is fully depends on if you guys are together properly so i’ll do separate hc’s for both <3

warnings: probably ooc!gwi-nam for the relationship hc’s but let me live pls i need him

♡ not together/just hooking up

♡ loves receiving, but hardly ever gives.

♡ he’s not a generous lover at all, he uses you, takes what he wants, what he needs, looks you up and down with a smug grin.

♡ “y’good?” he’d ask, half-assed and uncaring, clearly only asking out of common decency rather than actual concern.

♡ and then he’d tuck himself into his trousers and leave, maybe giving your ass a quick, cocky fondle, as if he owned you before telling you the next time and place

♡ it was routine, honestly

♡ he never went to your place and you never went to his, he didn’t want to fuck you on a bed, that was too intimate. it would make it seem like he actually liked you, which he doesn’t much, aside from liking your tits and mouth, he doesn’t really give a shit about you.

♡ you’d absolutely fuck everywhere else, though, the construction site, locker rooms if they weren’t being used, your car if you have one

♡ usually the construction site though, before or after school when he needs his fix, he’d grab you, acting all sweet, and a little smug, pretending like he cared about your day before bending you over a work bench left behind by some construction workers and slutting you the fuck out

♡ he loves you bent over, he doesn’t give a fuck about seeing your face but he wants to see your ass bounce against his hips with each of his thrusts, sloppy, almost rutting like a dog in heat

♡ if his cock wasn’t so big, and if his hand wasn’t languidly playing with your clit, it probably wouldn’t feel so good, as his thrusts, his pace, each snap of his hips were for him, to make him feel good, not you.

♡ speaking of his cock, he’s big. and he’s so unbelievably cocky and smug about it, he knows it hurts just a little bit when he bullies into your cunt and he loves it.

♡ “shit, y’tight as fuck-“

♡ he knows it hurts your jaw when you suck him off, he’ll look down at you half-lidded with mock sympathy, one hand behind his head, one guiding your head,

♡ “can’t take it, huh?”

♡ “m’ i too big f’you? you fuckin’ love it though, yeah?”

♡ no pet names, no baby, nothing like that, maybe your name when he cums down your throat or in your pussy, but that’s about it

♡ again, he can’t have you thinking he actually likes you, now can he?

♡ he’s not entirely cruel though, he’s aware he needs to give you a reason to keep coming back, so purely for his benefit, he’ll fuck you with his fingers

♡ he sits you on a windowsill, a desk, a wall, anywhere, and steps in between your parted legs, exposed by your school skirt

♡ capturing your lips in a sloppy, wet kiss, which was more so just a clash of tongue and teeth, he’ll tug your panties to the side, gathering your slick onto two thick, long fingers before fucking them up into you, using his thumb to slowly play at your clit, so languid he almost seems bored as he does so

♡ once you cum, he’ll once again be a cocky little shit, tell you to open up and lick his fingers clean

♡ he loves making you all dirty and messy

♡ overall, bro does nawt gaf about you, but he loves fucking you

♡ relationship!

♡ i personally think he has to really actually like you to date you, i don’t really agree with the hc’s that he’s a player and just dates random girls😭

♡ like, a relationship means spending time with someone, talking to them, tolerating them, and he’s not gonna do that unless he likes you, and i mean REALLY likes you

♡ and with liking you, comes actually wanting to please you, he wants to make you feel good too

♡ of course, he’s still a hormonal high schooler, he loves the sight of you all pretty on your knees for him, pretty lips puckered and a mouth full of cock

♡ he won’t fuck your throat, but he’ll buck his hips when he gets close, tugging the makeshift ponytail he pulled your hair into, letting out choked groans and curses instead.

♡ “atta girl, fuck-“

♡ “gonna make me cum, baby?”

♡ and he will absolutely return the favour, he became a bit of a munch when you both started getting intimate

♡ he likes you, a lot, but he’s not always convinced you like him as much as he does you, so he feels an aching urge to make you feel good, poor guy treats you so fuckin’ good just to be sure you won’t leave

♡ lets you sit on his face, dives down between your legs, however his girl wants it

♡ he’s a teasing fuck, painstakingly slow and casual with his licks and touches until your whining gets the best of him, then he starts fucking feasting

♡ fondling and gripping at your thighs as he sucks your clit, releasing it with a small ‘pop’ before kitten licking, quick and almost brutal

♡ slides his fingers into you as he continues devouring you like a man starved, wanting you to feel as much as possible, as good as he can manage to make you feel, mumbling low and deep about how fucking good you taste against your clit before diving in for more

♡ “pretty pussys all mine, yeah?”

♡ “y’ taste so good, doll, like fuckin’ honey-“

♡ and when he finally fucks you? it’s so unbelievably good, you’re honestly not sure it can get better

♡ as i’ve said, i’m a believer that in a relationship he just wants to please, he needs to take care of you, he doesn’t want you doing any work, well, not most of it at least.

♡ he’s usually on top, fucking his thick cock into you slowly, his head falling forward whilst muttering a choked ‘fuck’

♡ he’s never slow for long, as much as he loves you, he needs your pussy too fuckin’ bad to be all patient and gentle

♡ your first few times, he lets you adjust, telling you how good you are, oh fuck, you’re taking him all so well, but after about the fourth time and he knows you can take it? he’s fucking you hard

♡ short, quick thrusts, his hips snapping against yours harshly, only removing a few inches, maybe one or two, before he’s buried into you to the hilt again, filling you up deliciously

♡ this is self indulgent of me but i love to think of him propping up your hips with a pillow or two, angling you perfectly so that each time he fucks up into you he can see himself in your stomach

♡ selfishly reminding himself of how fuckin’ huge he is, stroking his own ego as he fucks you

♡ “see that, dollie? fuck- fuckin’ look and see-“

♡ “nice n’ deep, doll, yeah? feels good?”

♡ “tell me how good it feels? fuck- please?”

♡ this dude absolutely begs you to tell him how good he’s doing, even if he frames it in a way that makes it seem like a demand, he really just has to know he’s actually doing a good job

♡ the odd time you’re on top, he’s fucking up into you, meeting your little bounces, hands gripping at your waist, mouth on your tits, groaning against your soft flesh

♡ he loves taking care of you, seeing you under him, but he loves watching your tits bounce too, big or small he’s a fuckin’ pervert and doesn’t care.

♡ when he cums, it’s a fucking lot to, your tits are fully fucking covered, and when you get on the pill? it’s dripping out, and he just stares

♡ seeing himself spill out of you is almost enough to make him hard all over again.

♡ he’s a dirty, lewd pervert for you, but he loves makin’ you feel good too.

[kisseobie]

p1harmony and the coquette boyfriend trend

pairings: ot6 p1harmony x reader

warnings: none

based on this tiktok trend

a/n: just a cute and silly little reaction (while i work on tumblr girls) inspired by @yunhoszn 𐙚 this trend is sooo over but who gaf if i wanna put a bow on my piwon’s biceps i should be able to like… also piwon as a whole give me the vibes of that picture of the rotc kid saluting with the caption “me when a bad bitch tell me to do something” so i tried to emulate that here too LMAOO

౨ৎ keeho

i already know kyo’s chornically online ass was made aware of this trend even before it actually took off, was going to bring it up to you, but being the stubborn man he is, opted out of doing so because he thinks it should be you begging him to let you tie him up in a little bow!! and he’s so real for that!! goes as far as reposting every single video following the trend he comes across, and starts humming the lana del rey song whenever your near so he can hopefully telepathically send you signals that he wants you to put a bow on his bicep and show him off!! his approach is a bit unconventional but low and behold it somehow works, and when you do ask him to film that tiktok he annoyingly pretends he didn’t even know about the trend in the first place, as if you didn’t pick up on his very obvious signs. says shit like “why a bow? but omg you’re soooo obsessed with me!” (and you are!)

౨ৎ theo

i imagine you bring it up to him and he’s just confused as to why that’s a trend and what its supposed to mean, and even when you explain it to him he still doesn’t get it. you show him examples and he still doesn’t get it. ask you meaningless questions like “why put a bow on me? what does the bow represent? i’ve never heard of this type of couple trend?” but his questioning doesn’t mean that he’s opposed to it!! quite the opposite actually, he’s very endeared over the fact that you want to make a tiktok with him despite your relationship being fairly new. i do think he would rather have little bows in his hair rather than the usual tie around the bicep, please put him in pigtails and call him your pretty princess because it’s what he deserves! you two end up laughing the entire time you style his hair and film the video, and it’s little moments like these that make your relationship oh so sweet

౨ৎ jiung

literally will do anything you ask for him because once he’s locked in, he’s locked in. when you timidly bring it up to him he’s gonna nod at you with big eyes and his little concentrated pout, reassuring you with no hesitation that yes, he would love for you to wrap him in a pink bow, and no, you don’t have to be embarrassed to ask him for anything. i honestly think ji has a bit of a possessive side if his radio conversation with keeho about his future gf dancing up on other men is anything to go off of, and the fact that you want to claim him as your on the internet, even if it is for a silly little trend, makes his heart happy and feeds into that quality of his. once you’ve filmed the tiktok, with one of his pretty fingers adorned with a singular pink bow, he gives you a kiss on the cheek and keeps the bow on for the rest of the day, even if he has practice later. this experience leads him to spending more time on tiktok despite his grandpa personality, and he searches for other couple videos you two can make together in the future :] just so sweetie pie

౨ৎ intak

honestly just like keeho he’s on tiktok all the time and gets behind trends pretty quickly, so when intak begs you to do this new trend he keeps seeing on his for you page you aren’t surprised. honestly, you had also been wanting to participate in the trend, partly because it’s cute and partly because tak has gorgeous arms, but you kept it quiet because you wanted him to work for it! it’s pretty amusing actually, he ends up forcing you to come along with him to the gym when he works out much more often just so he can lift heavy weights and flex his arms for you. he just wants you to deem his biceps worthy of being wrapped in a bow!! please don’t tease him for too long because he will have a permanent sad puppy look on his face for the rest of the month. when you finally cave and wrap his arm in a bow he is sooo cheesed. had this goofy grin on his face and flexes his muscles which results in him accidentally splitting the bow in two, which both pisses you off and turns you on at the same time?

౨ৎ soul

literally is so pliable under your hands, much like jiung he will let you do anything to him with little to no complaints or even acknowledgement. he simply exists to make his girlfriend happy! you don’t even ask him to film the video because you already know the answer will be yes (in the form of a strange sound), so you get to work as soon as you make way into his dorm room. you stay true to shota’s reputation of being slightly abnormal by wrapping the entirety of your roll of ribbon around his entire body, mummifying him from head to toe and topping it off with a delicately tied bow at his ankles. he doesn’t complain throughout the entire process, even if you’ve interrupted his gaming sesh with seob. when you film and publish the ridiculous tiktok, you point your phone towards him so he can appreciate the fruit of your labor, and when he finally does get to see the video for himself he lets out the biggest laugh that puts an equally big smile on your face

౨ৎ jongseob

you both actually discover the trend together! you two have a routine of cuddling up and scrolling through one of your for you pages, alternating phones each night depending on your battery levels. tonight, jongseob has your back against his chest as he scrolls through your tiktok when the trend first pops up on the screen, and you both get intrigued and scroll through the let the light in sound on tiktok to watch more. you don’t say anything to him but seob can tell you want to participate, and he ends up sweetly informing you that “we can do this trend if you want! i don’t have ribbon on me right now though..” and with that your eyes light up. the two of you end up buying ribbon at the craft store the next day for the sole purpose of filming that video, and you both rush to his dorm afterwards to film the tiktok. you end up settling on wrapping the dainty ribbon around both of his arms and torso, the pair of you refilming several times to get it “just right”. just like the other boys, seob is just happy to please his pretty gf!

© kisseobie, please do not repost my writing!

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[yanyandam]

Can I get some fluff with a pregnant reader and bonten (Mostly Kakucho and Mochizuki) please? Like just some hc about them and how they react to their partner announcing their pregnancy and a couple months later?

Thank you so much 🩵⭐️

HEY HEY HEYY thank you for requesting. Okay, I know you asked for fluff but I hate being out of character so i tried here to be nice and realistic at the same time. Hope its alright!

BONTEN AFTER THEIR PARTNER (fem) ANNOUNCES PREGNANCY (without Takeomi)

At first, Mikey might have an overwhelming mix of emotions, fear, anger, and even sadness. He never saw himself as a father and never wanted to bring a child into his violent world where he (sadly) is the one in control. His initial impulse might be to tell her she should “get rid of it.” But once the shock wears off, something strange happens: he starts thinking about his own life, his regrets, and the possibility of something pure coming from him. It doesn’t cure his darkness, but for the first time in a long time, he feels a reason to control himself. He won’t magically become the good old Manjiro, but he will protect that child with everything he has, even if it means keeping a dangerous distance.

At first, Sanzu feels nothing. Not joy, not fear, just neutrality. If Mikey sees this as a liability, he wouldn’t hesitate to “solve” the problem. Buuuut. If Mikey approves or doesn't gaf, then maybe the child is worth keeping. Let’s be honest here, Sanzu has literally devoted his life to his boss. But something unexpected happens. Not because he falls in love with the idea of fatherhood, but because of something deeper. He doesn’t know what.  And suddenly, the idea of losing that child becomes unacceptable. The mother is no longer just a woman in his life; she’s now the mother of his child, and that gives her value. He won’t be affectionate. He won’t be kind. But he will protect them both, at all costs.

Kakucho freezes. His first thought is "This is bad. This is really bad." He doesn’t want to bring a child into this world, and he doesn’t want to be a father. He just goes quiet. Over time, though, his protective instincts start to grow. He was already trying to avoid unnecessary cruelty, but now he starts making real changes, moving his business into less violent areas, making sure he can provide. His love is subtle, he never says, "I'm happy," but he starts keeping a hand on her stomach absentmindedly, he stays home more.. He'll never say it out loud, but the idea of his child growing up like him or the idea of being a bad father since he barely knew his terrifies him, and he'll do anything to make sure that doesn't happen.

Kokonoi’s first response is a calculating silence. He considers all the aspects, the potential risks, the fact that his enemies could use this against him. But the more he thinks about it, the more he changes, he becomes possessive, determined to secure a future. His cruelty doesn’t disappear, but it shifts, he starts thinking about legacy. If he’s going to have a child, that child is going to be powerful, wealthy, and untouchable. He starts making moves to secure his family, shifting his business to be more sustainable, more legitimate. He may never be a kind man, but he will make sure his child never has to beg, suffer, or fear anyone.

Pure panic for Mochi. This isn’t what he expected. He wanted to be a yakuza when he was young, to live the fantasy, but he never thought about family, about REALITY. He tries to act like a tough guy, pretending not to care, but it’s a horrible performance. Eventually, he starts overcompensating, buying her expensive meals, talking big about what a great father he’ll be. Deep down, he’s scared to death because he knows he’s not a good man. But as months go by, something changes. He starts thinking about leaving, about giving his child a life where they don’t have to fake cruelty the way he does. He doesn’t know if he’ll ever make it out, but for the first time, he wants to.

At first, Ran is furious. He thinks she’s trying to trap him, and his instinct is to make her go away. But then he starts thinking, if the child is his, that means another extension of his bloodline, (Ran loves Ran, even a mini Ran). Slowly, he becomes obsessed with the child’s future. He makes sure the mother has the best care, the best doctors, (and absolutely no freedom).The child will be his greatest investment. Even better if it’s a girl, I feel like Ran would be a goated girl dad

Ahh Rindou. It cracks his mask. He’s spent years pretending he doesn’t care about people, but hearing the news brings back who he used to be. He doesn’t become a good man overnight, but he starts questioning himself. He still plays the role of the arrogant criminal, but now there’s something else underneath, a longing for something different. He might not be able to get out, but he’ll make sure his child has a chance to. He’d do his best to be present for his child.

[rad-hound]

I wanted your input bc i value it: do you think house ever regrets not having kids or do you think he don't gaf

Hey there! This is super touching to receive, so I humbly thank you. 🥺 I'm glad to know my input is valued in regard to that Dapper Green Gentleman.

I believe that — perhaps in the very beginning, right after the bombs fell and a mere few nuclear warheads got through the net into Vegas, where he was burdened with having to suffice with buggy software from the antechamber — he didn't necessarily care about carrying on a familial legacy. I partake in the idea that he moreso viewed the act of preserving the spirit and culture of Las Vegas as his contribution to oncoming generations... treating the city as his baby, so to speak.

HOWEVER, given his tendency toward mystique and solitude every waking day for two hundred years down the line, claiming to have parsed through "thousands of employees in [his] time," I'm inclined to believe that it can be implied that he is beyond starved for human contact, and misses it so, even if his ego permits him from admitting to any such piece of humanity lingering in him.

While this information includes cut content, and does not apply to the established canon of Fallout: New Vegas, it is implied that Mr. House both:

Viewed Benny Gecko, his most recent employee, as a son, and if not as a son, then as a more-than-qualified protége for his regime.

Thusly, viewed the Courier as his surrogate daughter / son.

Mr. House resultingly has a line of dialogue — albeit cut — to further support this:

"You know, I never had much time for a family - if I did, you'd be the [daughter / son] I wish I'd had. Benny was almost like a son to me, but... well..."

Suffice it to say, I imagine before the War, whilst he was caught up in business endeavors and other such relating scandals, Mr. House didn't necessarily care for the prospects of a family.

However, after two hundred years of solitude — for the most part, anyhow; only ever interacting with his "employees" via proxy of his Securitrons — and given his tendency toward forgiving the Courier for every mishap, even the most stoic of men may crumble without a cache of basic human necessity to rely upon.

He may pretend not to give a fuck, but I see him. I see you, Mr. House. 👁👁

[receivedhope]

receivedhope's certified top 10 yandere blaine moments that all made me go "wow he's a FREAK. love him"

i don't accept criticism or opinions at this time.

10. using a heart shaped eye patch in Heart

i think there is simply something sickly romantic about using a heart shaped eye patch over a serious injury he got because he protected his cute boyfriend. it's symbolic... i also find it extremely funny how he lowkey didn't gaf about his ex-friends co-signing at the very least on blinding him. his brain is full of kurt parasites.

9. the kelliot selfie obviously bothering him + screaming "HE'S MY FIANCÉ NOT YOURS SO BACK OFF" at elliott

while i'm already a huge fan of the scene where becky shows blaine the selfie, on its own it could be okay, reasonable even. but then you get to NNY and you realize Wow... he was REALLY jealous. incredible... kurt had One gay male friend and he saw red. king.

8. comparing kurt's mom's funeral to pavarotti's

masterful gambit to tell his new boyfriend immediately he knows his mom died and wants to remind him of that just before he tells him he’s the one good thing in his life. "sorry you lost regionals against your friends and your mom died and your bird died but you have. Me ♥ don’t forget that" AND IT WORKED TOO. "kurt hummel has had a prettyy good year" kurt my love, your dad almost died, your friends decided to hate you because they couldn't sing church music, you were sexually assaulted, you were publicly humiliated at your prom and you kept struggling most of the semester in a new school you lowkey hated. congrats on your crazy fucking boyfriend though i guess.

7. kurt puppet

so many things to love here.

there is no normal person explanation for this one. stop pretending otherwise. when god gives you a beautiful yandere who wishes to be with his beloved one forever and ever you don't go "oh well he just has abandonment issues and the gas leak-" NO... that's my strange tiny doe eyed pervert and i accept him as he is.

6. the dalton!kurt hauntings of tested + barely breathing + it's too late

at first i was like "oh okay this makes sense. the gilded cage of dalton where everything is fine, things were easier and more clear cut and now blaine feels left behind kurt. this all makes sense" but then i got to tested,

"I guess it started when we first met, and you came to Dalton because you were trying to get away from Karofsky and I wanted to help you through that. [...] And I loved the way that felt. I loved, I loved being able to protect you, but now I look at your life and… it's completely different."

and i'm sorry but everything about this speech is crazy, it's like getting punched in the face over and over again with a hammer. what's this guy's problem? never change.

5. keeping up his kurt shrine even ~6 months after their break up

on his nightstand too so it can be the first thing he sees when he wakes up and the last thing he sees when he falls asleep. he is manifesting. (and it worked! good for you! go get your man)

4. blainofsky in general

not dating kurt's high school bully that he also sort of misses from their life (see his tested rant above) was always an option. but if he can't have kurt, hallucinations are fine. also "we got to talking... mostly about you" AND this look that he gives when kurt excuses himself?

oh there is something in that head of his and i need to see more. kurt get back in that makeshift electric chair of a bar stool right Now i need to observe further.

3. talking to burt in sexy

"oh receivedhope, you need to turn off the filter that makes you see blaine in this strange twisted light" NO!!! i love my weird cat. i completely get, acknowledge AND advocate for his place in the story and that he ultimately did a very good thing. i will even come to his defense in the turbulent landscape of blaine discourse - i still think it was an objectively weird choice and i'm fascinated that after being visibly interested in talking about sex with kurt the next best thing is talking to kurt's dad about kurt having sex. according to him. this is my post and i get to present canon disingenuously.

2. soft launching his proposal to kurt BEFORE getting back together

asks for burt's approval. buys an engagement ring. all before he can even confirm if kurt and adam are together, let alone if kurt would be open to dating him again. i love him.

1. cheating on kurt with eli c....

yes really... the desire to externalize his pain at least a little... when blaine is not texting this guy he sees visions of dalton kurt looking at him sadly... the immediate regret that causes him to grovel at kurt's feet for the entirety of the rest of the season... the public humiliation he inflicts on kurt and himself both by singing a depressed acoustic version of teenage dream to an entirely unsuspecting crowd... i'm really tempted to count eli/blaine as a ship i like just because it gave us so much.

[harocat]

Why People (Especially Gay People) Should Watch Mysterious Lotus Casebook

Thirty plus year old former greatest martial artist in the world, Li Lianhua, travels around in a poor man's version of Howl's Moving Castle dispensing sometimes quack, sometimes seems to be pretty accurate medical care to people throughout the land for a quick buck. He is dying a potentially preventable death because he was poisoned ten years ago and refused to seek treatment from his martial arts sect because he felt like he let them down (a lot of them died, and they think he died too). Hopefully he doesn't die for real at the end. He's been stripped of 90% of his martial arts powers, so he basically is just some guy. He does not GAF about almost anything. He likes to cook. He's smarter than everyone. He's our hero.

He has a cute dog by the way. Its name is Fox Spirit, but it is very much a dog.

Along the way he meets Fang Duobing, an annoying, oblivious to class consciousness (but still lovable) rich kid who makes it his mission to travel together with Li Lianhua so they can solve crime. He has huge puppy energy. He wants to be an official detective, and he needs LLH to help him out. He has a serious case of heart eyes for his shifu, and he shows zero interest in any woman ever. He believes, due to a previous encounter, that he's destined to be Li Xiangyi's student in martial arts. Oh and Li Xianygi is Li Lianhua's true identity, so he's kind of like, FDB's shifu twice over. He has no idea that LLH is actually the swordsman of legend.... yet.

Along the way they solve murder mysteries and also get involved in tomb raiding adventures complete with Indiana Jones style booby traps, backstabbing, and weird, creepy kids.

By the way, LLH's archrival from a decade ago, before he left the martial arts world, was Di Feisheng. He leads up an alliance that LLH's was pitted against, and one that was viewed as a scourge in the martial arts world.

LLH's last battle before his 'death' was with DFS, so the martial world believes DFS killed him, as does DFS. Di Feisheng finds him again, and is super DTF (fuck, or fight? actually both), but when he finds out that LLH lost his martial arts powers, he makes it his mission to restore them so they can have the final showdown they deserve.

The fight scenes rule.

Were they friends in the past before they became rivals? We don't know yet. All we know is that they have extreme divorced energy, and DFS wants nothing more than to get remarried. He's gay. He's so gay. He's legitimately confused when he finds out that LLH has an ex girlfriend. He's seriously like 'I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN WOMEN.'

You bet your ass LLH is wearing a wedding dress here.

So all three of them travel together to solve murders, which they do, with aplomb. The whole time DFS pretends he doesn't care while making moon eyes at LLH and making sure no harm ever comes to him. Fang Duobing is confused and probably jealous.

Yeah he really did pledge to marry Li Lianhua in like, episode two.

He also, at that point, has NO idea the true identity of either of them.

Right now DFS is no longer traveling with them, but I believe he'll be back to them soon (he's still plenty involved in the story and present), and the three will continue their shenanigans. And anyway, he's still annoying LLH despite them not traveling together (to be fair, pretty much everyone annoys LLH). There's also sect drama! Secret alliances! Completely wack murder mysteries! And always with a side-dish of heavy homo. They're going to be the best found family.

There's eighteen episodes of forty out right now, and it's streaming on IQIYI or wherever you choose to pirate your Chinese Dramas. It's EXTREMELY entertaining every single episode; funny, addictive, and yeah, pretty gay.

[supercutszns]

A best friends to lovers between Luke and a Ares reader where some how Ares ends up at Camp-Half-Blood and gets to meet all his kids, and despite his seemingly uninterested demeanor when he meets the 2 best fighters of his cabin (Clarisse and the reader) he’s genuinely impressed but doesn’t show it. Reader ends up feeling like she disappointed Ares due to his lack of emotion despite the days and nights full of intense training she’s put in since being at camp and ends up ranting about it to Luke who ends up confronting Ares despite the intimidation he feels when doing so because he wants reader to know how amazing she truly is and knows that if it comes from the father she looks up to so dearly that she’ll believe it finally. Ares reluctantly ends up talking to the reader and says something along the lines of Luke being a decent boyfriend and that he has some fire for being a child of Hermes. Ares genuinely thought the two were together but shrugged it off when the reader disagreed despite her feelings. After Ares and tiny Ares have their heart to heart, or as close to one of those as u can get with that cabin, reader ends up thanking Luke and confessing her feelings.

Ik that was a lot sry! I’ve just had the idea since the Ares ep came out. Have a great day 😊😊

omfg i am eating this up. u had me at best friends to lovers

ares coming to camp and meeting his kids😭😭 my god that’s so bittersweet especially with clarisse and reader being the best fighters :( luke confronting ares i’m FERALLL U KNOW HE WOULD CONFRONT A GOD FOR HIS GIRL HE DOES NOT GAF (or at least he pretends to. he’s still a little scared)

he’s already angry at the gods and the one that happens to be your father just disregards your strength?? you’re upset and you confide in him about how inadequate you feel and luke’s like oh i need to beat a bitch up

luke gets ares alone the second he can and like tries to be diplomatic but it’s obvious how much he hates ares right off the bat. basically comes in fists ablaze and ares says “no i actually was super impressed by her i just didn’t feel like telling her lol” and luke is like. what is wrong with you

eventually the conversation ends on a somewhat lukewarm note; when luke turns to leave ares says kinda nonchalantly “i see why you two are together, you’ve got a lot of fire for a hermes kid”

luke just goes: huh??????????? and ares is like “you know, you and my daughter” luke just stares at area dumbstruck and he just sighs and is like. jesus fucking christ there’s no way

then he talks to you (a little begrudgingly but only a little; he wonders if some of aphrodite’s matchmaking tendencies have rubbed off on him) and he tells you very sparingly that you’re gifted, then he’s like “please for the love of Me, Ares, the War God tell that boy you like him i think he’s going to set me on fire.”

he ends the conversation at that so obviously you’re dumbstruck (both by the praise and by your father urging you to ask out your best friend) but when luke comes around to ask how it went you know your dad got something right.

you thank him for everything and work up the courage to mention what ares said at the end, and luke laughs a little and is like “that’s so weird he said the same thing to me” so you shrug and say “maybe he has a point.” luke doesn’t get flustered often but he def is now so you take it upon yourself to kiss him to drive the point home <3 after that you confess the full scope of your feelings and he kisses you bc he’s just so eager and he mutters against your lips that this is the only time he’s ever respected a god in the slightest. then you guys go spar together like old times except this time there’s 90% more making out 💗💗

[pumpkinsy0]

Can you share more about Sylvia and Angela's relationship? I love their dynamic as friends and someone Angela looks up to a lot SM

GLAD TO B ASKED THIS YAHOO!!!

•they r not FRIENDS they r SISTERS let that b KNOWN☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽sylvia always wanted a younger sister and angela always wanted a sister PERIOD, shes sick of brothers

•sylvias the one who helped angela rlly settle into being an american teen girl, thats one of the main reasons y tim let sylvia around angel, she could teach her things she couldnt. ofc at first he was against it cause he just wanted to keep angel safe and not get eyes on her but hey she was gonna spread her wings one way or another

•when u walk past angelas room, u WILL hear giggles, music/singing, and them trying to do cartwheels, handstands, etc etc, at some point when they were younger both of them wanted to b gymnast but nobody around them rlly let them indulge in that

•sylvia has a camera she always brings around while hanging w angela, just to keep some pics around of each other, they will never b forgotten damn it!!!! they existence will b proven

•angela has sylvia to thank for her being one of the prettiest girls in the neighborhood i’m telling u all this rn, if it wasn’t for her, little 14 year old angela would b wandering around even more jealous of the girls around her, sylvia couldn’t tell u y she took angela under her wing, usually she doesn’t gaf about other girls where they live, but angela was just “calling out for her” as sylvia says

•only angela is allowed to copy sylvia’s style/vibe, if anyone else did it sylvia would talk bad about them IMMEDIATELY, find ur own way!!!! this gives angela a sense of superiority over the other girls

•that being said it should b no shock that sylvia is the only real girl friend angela has, angela suck at making friends w girls, its either she pushes em away, fhey use angela, or they dont like her and and just avoid her

•sylvia learned from angela how to braid hair, took a looottttt of trial and error but sylvia eventually got it. shes not up there w tim, but not AS bad as curly (not by a lot however)

•in angelas list of ppl to call when shes in trouble at a party, its sylvia, curly, AND DEADDDD LAST tim. depending on how bad the situation is angela is more likely to call for someone else before tim

•angela is so touch starved, she loves when sylvia cuddles her, when shes sitting on sylvias lap, when they kiss cheeks as greeting, hold hands, ANGELA IS SICK OF PRETENDING SHE DONT LIKE IT🗣️🗣️🗣️

•other names sylvia has for angela is “buttercup”, “sugar”, “boo”, “pumpkin” and some more, all angela got for sylvia is “saliva”😭😭

•should sylvia talk about taste in guys???? no, but angelas is way worse and sylvia would listen and also judge, shes trying to save u girl💔💔💔and yknow what??? sylvia was right about bryon🙄🙄

•they dont fight, like ever, they dont rlly have anything TO fight over, which means when angelas not uo to going home cause she heard all the yelling going on, shes w sylvia

•curly is a bit jealous of them becoming so close, he will never admit to this however

•angela rubs off on sylvia as well!!! neither of them have noticed it but sylvia has started laughing like angela now, got a bit of an interest for vodou, and angela gave sylvia some waistbeads she made a long ass time ago, sylvia thinks it DOES make her look prettier

•angela has no god damn clue WHERE sylvia lives, not even a sliver of a clue what PART of town she lives in, shes never been to her house and never will go there i fear

[gilbertscocteaus]

rosemarine is as much of a victim as gilbert is, a more outright one i'd say. the way auguste threatens gilbert (a kid who has been targeted by him and groomed for his entire life) is VERY different to the way he threatens rosemarine (an adult, 18 at the beginning, i'd say around 21 AT MOST by the time kazeki ends. auguste got a proper hold of him at 15, before that he was only odd towards rose)

auguste establishes the power dynamics between those two in very different ways, for instance he uses his "love" towards gilbert as a double edged sword. if he's not "loving" him gilbert perishes and is kept trapped because it makes him crave the toxicity even more. that's why serge's presence was so dangerous, because teaching gilbert safety meant he's properly going to realize "this is wrong, this needs to stop" ... which he already knew, he said it himself ("do you think i let you fuck me because i wanted to? i did it because i didn't have other options") but he doesn't know how to stop it, so he lets it happen and romanticizes the situation, he knows and he knew from day 1 that auguste was a dangerous man, but he clung onto him because he was all he had.

meanwhile, rosemarine gets a more threatening version of this treatment. auguste speaks to him as an equal (almost) when he's not mad, but when he is he yells and lashes out, and threatens to get close, which he knows rosemarine hates (unlike gilbert who is the complete opposite) and uses it against him.

Auguste isn't smart (HELL a lot of people knew about his awful treatment towards gilbert when gilbert was a CHILD, but they never did anything to stop it), he literally just goes through life doing whatever the hell he wants and hurting whoever prevents him from reaching whatever goal he has, he doesn't hide it, he doesn't pretend to be a good person, he doesn't do shit he just goes up to the principal and goes "yeah let gilbert do whatever i'll pay you man", he goes up to rose and goes "don't intervene in the gilbert issue, just make sure he doesn't die or something idk", he kisses gilbert on school grounds, he offers himself as a future husband for angeline (11 by the time she appears again, serge is 14-15)

he does WHATEVER he wants WHEREVER he wants, he doesn't gaf, he's not smart, he isolates gilbert and keeps him in an environment that equally validates his own treatment. usually in stories about child abuse someone (an adult) knows and tries to stop it, sometimes they succeed, sometimes they don't, but in kazeki EVERYONE LETS THINGS HAPPEN. and the cycle continues.

abuse culture thrives in silence (auguste's peers), bystander effect (everyone in laconblade), enablers (rosemarine, the principal) and refusing to break the cycle despite being scared (auguste abuses rose → rose enables gilbert's abuse rather than speaking up against auguste → gilbert assaults carl ... carl doesn't continue this cycle, but indirectly contributes to everything by being a bystandar ... HOWEVER he cannot be 100% blamed since he's a child. he's scared, he blames himself, he doesn't want to tell anyone because of His Own Can Of Worms -which someone else with a more religious background could probably explain better-)

gilbert is at the bottom of the chain, and he has normalized this abusive behavior SO much that he doesn't really see it as something inherently bad. to him, this is another thing people do, he has never known normalcy, so when he assaults carl to "assert dominance" over him and taunts him, he's just repeating the things people did/do to him.

it's kinda like when children exposed to violence in the home (ANY sort of violence, whether it's directed to them -csa, physical abuse, emotional abuse- or indirect -seeing a parent get abused-) play with toys violently and reenact their trauma through play (there's a proper term for this, i currently can't remember, but it's used in play therapy to try and decipher what's up with a child too young to voice their worries and woes!)

anyway uhm

this is just word vomit, sorry.

[fndmfrenzy]

higuchi death note appreciation post where i dump all my favorite higuchi things (mostly manga, some anime mentions). it's gonna be long, self indulgent and probably not that interesting.

here's all the moments where he's being rude to his coworkers. mainly takahashi and shimura. (also talking shit about his coworkers to misa)

i like this convo with rem, where he gives his motive rant. shame it was cut from the anime, but i get why they did it. also mostly unrelated but i think it's funny that out of all the people who act as kira light would be the only anti-kira one if he wasn't kira. like, if they never had anything to do with the notebook, but kira still existed: misa, higuchi, mikami and takada would still be pro-kira, but light definitely wouldn't if it wasn't him doing the killing :P

oh i love this panel. he's so silly

also: higuchi being so obviously kira at the meetings. bro do you think you're good at hiding it??? you're shit

special mention for L calling higuchi an idiot. light, you're too nice.

oh they read him. it's actually so embarrassing.

oh brother, this guy STINKS. everyone hating on him, so real. and he believes rem, misa and mido are on his side but they're actually not.

he's the biggest murder fan. his only rival for that title in death note is light (and maybe mikami? but mikami mostly kills criminals while light and higuchi target their opps)

i like the whole misa interview. there are no thoughts in higuchi's head. he seems really bored. isn't it in his interest to find out more about L? does he actually not gaf cause he wants to talk to misa in private anyway? or he's pretending to be disinterested to avoid looking sus? is he just stupid?

also something i thought about: higuchi going to the bathroom at the same time as misa and it not being relevant at all. in universe it's a coincidence (i mean misa decides after him so that's not the coincidence, but HIM going in the first place is random) but it's VERY convenient for rem. since she HAS to follow him the conditions for her to actually be able to talk to misa have to be very specific.

if misa was the only one to leave to the bathroom higuchi would notice rem going after her, since she's always near him. so higuchi goes first. i imagine rem waits outside (that's actually funny... think of the hijinks of girl shinigami & guy combo. ever though why light-ryuk and misa-rem are boy-boy and girl-girl? yeah i don't know what point i'm trying to make) or she could even stay in the meeting room and that's fine. so when he gets back she's either already there or she comes back after him but before misa (the second option seems more realistic since rem and misa have a whole ass conversation there, but it's more suspicious). did i think too much about this? probably.

btw i love how he looks in those panels. he looks so ugly lol. ugly-cute. somehow endearing.

the whole date with misa is amazing. misa is making it so awkward and it's awesome. like, from his perspective she wanted to go out with him but then she keeps calling him a creep. he's trying to play it off, but damn. misa you'll always be famous to me.

i actually prefer this scene in the anime, cause it feels longer. also love higuchi looking nervous after coming out as kira. they made him look more rapey in the anime, lunging at misa, but i like how they both look in this shot so it's forgiven i guess.

also i wonder if they actually went for dinner or were they too excited about kira stuff. misa would probably want to leave after getting the evidence, but isn't it weird? ohba i need answers.

this exchange is funny to me. wedy being annoyed that higuchi owns so many cars and L knowing the exact number. yeah i like that higuchi is a car guy.

bonus trivia: his car is a Porsche 911 and the gun is a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver. i think they have different models and i don't know which one exactly he has (my knowledge about guns is zero and they all look the same to me).

him being lefthanded is a cute little detail. like, i don't know why would you give a side villain a trait like that? well, i guess i could say the same about all the little trivia we get in the guidebook about the side characters or even the yotsuba character profiles in the main manga where they say what school they went to or their hobbies. it makes the characters feel more human/complex, i like it.

anyway, the only inconsistency with higuchi being lefthanded is him using the phone. it's usually in his right hand (i wouldn't hold the phone with my non dominant hand). my answer is artistic liberty. and i think it's basically confirmed since a lot of righthanded characters (namikawa, light i think?) for some reason hold the phone with their left? or maybe i'm the weird one and it's normal to hold the phone with your non dominant hand.

not related to him being lefthanded, but when he shoots soichiro he's holding the gun sideways. it's called the side grip and wikipedia states that: "Shooting a gun in this way has no practical benefit under most circumstances and makes proper aiming very difficult, but the style has become somewhat popular in hip hop culture and among street criminals [...]". it's meant to make him look cool and like a gangster. is he doing it on purpose? maybe he saw it in a movie (cute...)

higuchi yelling at the guy from yoshida pro. i love the voice acting here in the anime. i really like both his japanese and english voice... death note dub is good but i deffo prefer watching og ver.

classic kira stuff: predicted killings to prove you're kira. pages above show misa, higuchi and light doing it. i know it's a pretty obvious thing to do but i think it's fun.

the whole plot to catch higuchi is great. ofc it's my favorite part. i love him panicking and just making his situation worse. i kinda feel bad for him cause he's getting played badly.

there's so many things here that i like. higuchi being pragmatic enough to write matsui's name after his fakeout death. him realizing he can't ask his coworkers for help without revealing he's kira. him weaseling out of getting surrounded by 4 people and shooting soichiro. THE CAR CHASE. the car crash (lol). btw he looks relatively unharmed after crashing his car like that.

also i love the way he drifts his car in the anime. it looks way too cool. making a lame guy do something cool is fun.

his last ditch effort hostage/attempted suicide plan. i get secondhand embarrassment everytime. i love how he realizes it's ridiculous and gets so resigned and tries to pull the trigger (sad those panels were cut from the anime. actually a lot of characters' internal thoughts were cut and i wish that wasn't the case)

actually it's kinda sad that the only thing that matters to him is his job. guy doesn't have a life outside it lol. like, he's more afraid of losing his position at yotsuba than idk... getting executed for being a mass murderer?

special mention for light writing down higuchi's name with blood. it's more of a cool light thing, but i'm including it in my higuchi post (if i were to make a light one it would be the whole manga). i love love this scene. helicopter light is awesome.

i like matsu mimicking higuchi here. even using the left hand.

[nalyra-dreaming]

hello! As i'm rewatching season 2 i can't help but to be a bit bitter about them using Louis' Suicide attempt here.They kind of ruined what could have been an horrible but important moment for Loustat to throw it at Loumand and close in a 2min scene.They took the importance of that moment for an Armand who didn't gaf about Louis almost killing himself.

Everything was just about himself''will i be on suicide watch...'' it's not a hate on Loumand,but I really don't understand the writers decisions for this??.

Most people have either forgot about Louis' attempt or are overlooking it.

While I personally don't mind it there being in SF it ... is a disappointing-to-me implementation of the Merrick arc, as said before (for example real short here).

The thing is, that Louis' suicide attempt (almost successful, too), is not "just" about Claudia. It is also about Lestat not being there anymore either. AND, in the books, he has to grapple with three main things afterwards:

Lestat asked him, and Louis accepted when he was turned - it was Louis' choice, something he has a hard time coming to terms with, given the consequences in both book and show. That time, after the attempt, Lestat could not ask (him, he does ask the others there), and therefore took the choice from him. In the show Armand makes Louis beg for the blood, which is also... not the same.

Afterwards (in the books) Louis is - like Lestat - truly immortal. Like, "cannot be killed" anymore. That is something he has to come to terms with as well. And he does so, with some implied difficulties.

Claudia's ghost - or the ghost pretending to be Claudia... Either way, he has to face the diary revelations and her ghost there and come to terms with her anger there as well.

These three points weigh heavily for me, as they are an important point in Louis' arc.

His coming to terms with all of these - accepting himself, his life, his history - has been severely shortened in the show.

I know why they did it.

It frees Louis up for the upcoming arcs. I get it.

But I think the way they did it did not make the importance as clear as it should have been.

Now, maybe they will introduce the ghost part still, for Lestat and Louis. Possible. Maybe they will introduce an event that will make Louis have that power-up that will catapult him within Lestat's range. Also possible. But I doubt there will be an event that will take the choice from him. I sincerely doubt that.

And the original Merrick ending forced Louis to take a long, hard look at himself and face his own story (literally even, in "Prince Lestat" he reads IWTV and comes to terms with his own story and memories) which then ushers in the new era - with Lestat.

And ... while I want them to find their own way, and to get there (of course ™) ... I am a bit apprehensive as to how they might do that, since they like to add things for shock value, as we know. -.- Given what canonically happens with Rhosh, too... mhh.

We'll see.

But I think they shortened Louis' character journey there - and they put it in an episode where, due to the (absolutely justified) DM focus there, the importance of it is overlooked.

[forbidding-souda]

Hello! @tinieprince here! I just reblogged two of your headcanon posts about korekiyo with a partner who age regresses and I absolutely adore them!! I was wondering if you’d be willing to share some other thoughts on that? He’s just so comforting and I think he’d be the perfect fit for someone who’s in littlespace! He’s the number one person to go to for bedtime stories I can sense it! (I have honestly fallen asleep listening to a compilaton of him talking because wow he has the most soothing voice)

Shinguuji Korekiyo with a S/O in little space

i'm gonna combine a little bit of the stuff I already talked about with new things bc those fics were from like 4 years ago but they're still fire so here you go darling @tinieprince

-Mod Souda

❤ Obvious one first: gifts!

❤ Gifts from all over. His home is filled with artifacts and yours will be, too. You get toys from multiple cultures, especially baby dolls and things along that sort. He absolutely loves getting shit for you, he thinks about you all the time when he's gone. He will never stop spoiling you even if you ask him to stop. He will never stop. EVER!

❤ ^ And you get homemade blankets from many countries.

❤ He probably already knows what little space is / recognized it before you had to tell him.

❤ ^ And he isn't unnerved by it at all. Of course he's not. He knows everything about humanity, so he knows why people go into little space too.

❤ He loves it when he's reading in bed and you'll curl up next to him. Or even better, when you beg for attention. He'll happily put his book down and hold you into his arms.

❤ Oooooo imagine he has deer teeth rattles and things like that. And lullabies in many languages. I love him srry

❤ He will kiss your forehead for all of eternity.

❤ ^ Even if it's just through the zipper.

❤ His voice is soft and comforting, aaaaaa imagine him holding you in his lap and singing to you.

❤ He doesn't get annoyed by kid shows at all. And if you like coloring books be ready for him to lock in and color alongside you.

❤ ^ "Little one" as a pet name. "How marvelous that looks, little one."

❤ He'll always be okay with putting some work aside to be able to spend time with you. He loves working, but he loves you more. And his work won't get sad or disheartened if he's away from it for too long.

❤ If you aren't feeling good physically, as in sneezing or coughing or having a sore throat, he does not gaf he'll still be all up in your space cooing and you and comforting you. He will rock you in his lap if you let him.

❤ Imagine he does the catepillar thing where he wraps an entire blanket around you and folds it under but then he just goes "this is what they do to corpses before they bury them" and you're like damn LMFAO.

❤ Omfg you should a pacifier that matches the color of his mask.

❤ He's good at playing pretend or playing with dolls. Will probably get one of those big doll houses and then say it's for you (he wanted it too). Normal barbies mixed with scary homemade dolls.

❤ Will dress you and bathe you depending on your regression age.

❤ More than happy to feed you too.

❤ If you babble then he's going to respond as if he understands. "Fascinating, my love." / "Oh really? And what shall we do about it?" / "Beautiful, oh how beautiful you are."

❤ Will sing you songs from his childhood. You get to learn so much about his younger years from the stories he will tell.

❤ His bedtime stories are sometimes crazy as fuck tho ngl when he's not reading out of a book he's gonna loredrop about the Song Dynasty.

❤ "Go to sleep, little one. Let me tell you about the london beer flood."

❤ Any woman that makes fun of you is a goner sorrryyy had to add this one.

[alvivaarts]

About Separate Ways (Spoilers)

Wow, guys. I was super excited to get gameplay footage/input from friends about Separate Ways (too broke to own the base game myself) to put into my longfic, but aside from some super cute Luis/Ada moments, I am... dissapointed.

Capcom hire me, at least I can keep the plot consistent because what the actual fuck.

Will discuss below to avoid spoilers (much more story than gameplay, but gameplay wasn't great either), but I'm not going into insane detail save for some things. READERS BE WARNED!

I'm also specifically looking at this through the lens of my own fanfic, Simulation Swarm, which is my take on how Las Plagas works and infected!Leon (in addition, infected!Ashley and a lot of Leon's unacknowledged trauma and relationship issues throughout the game series). I was majorly excited about Separate Ways because it implied that Ada also gets infected- which I really want to still implement even if it changes a LOT of major things about the fic.

I'll go over the good stuff first. AKA, stuff I'm keeping, and not retconning.

1- Luis' characterization was still amazing. It was really nice to see his character balance out Ada's, how he's still as chipper as he can be. Additionally, it's VERY clear how much he cares for Leon and Ashley alike, and he goes out of his way to get Ada the suppressant and still respects her throughout that process. 2- Pesanta/IT/U-3's design with slightly more of a scorpion shape. That was sick! 3- The fact that Ada was aware of most of Leon's movements and a lot of what happened, and in a way was following him around and handling things he couldn't/wasn't aware of. * 4- Ada didn't help Leon into the chair, Ashley did. But that scene isn't even shown. 5- Luis and Ada def had chemistry, and it was so cute!

Well! Short list. Now for the bad stuff. AKA, shit I'm retconning/ignoring/pretending never happened (most of the DLC).

1- Ada's infection is weird as fuck. She got... shot? And infected? And then, infuriatingly (because I've spent WAY too much time thinking about the physiology of Las Plagas and researching w/ the help of others how the infection would work) PUKES UP her plagas?!?!? HELLO!? This in particular drives me insane because like. Las Plagas nests and develops behind the sternum, between the lungs, where it can attach to the nervous system along the spine. It is TOO BIG for a human body to fight against, it's growth shoving lungs out of the way is why people cough up blood. It's nowhere near the throat or stomach and clearly it's extremely well engineered/evolved for human hosts not to end up in conveniently the wrong location. And if she did puke it up, at that point, miraculously, after two days? Her intestines are fucked. She's dying of internal bleeding. I don't fucking care how much of a bad bitch Ada is because at that point Wesker wasn't gonna help her. The fuck? Capcom, know your own lore challenge. 2- We got NO backstory, not even HINTS about Ada's past and origins. Again. 3- * Seriously made Ada's character into a very flat character and removed a lot of the urgency/clear want for her to help Leon from the original DLC. Seriously, she does not gaf about anything but her mission and making it more convenient for herself. Everything she does to help Leon is sheerly coincedence- which, honest to fuck, does not line up. Especially considering she appears to completely lack empathy until... uh oh, Wesker wants to kill a bunch of people? Like sure, she has that BRIEF conversation with Leon in the boat but like... what happened to the people she has history with, the people she could've ABSOLUTELY been saving to spite Wesker and allow her to have her own motives until whoop-de-doo, uh oh, gotta stop a genocide! Be so for real. 4- Bonus: After Luis helped her and she'd made the deal to get him out, he, still dying, calls her with a warning about Krauser. It took a long time for him to die. She SHOWED UP after witnessing the fight and pretty much just... left him. Despite all of that. Which I get from a 'not fucking with canon' standpoint, but seriously. 0 effort. 5- Krauser literally fucking gets away when she fights him???? 6- Wesker keeps making appearances. For some reason. It's not even clear why, he literally just shows up to be intimidating and to threaten Ada into doing the job but like. At that point, honest to fuck, he could've done it himself? Also it was majorly hard to empathize with Ada considering we STILL KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HER OR HER MOTIVATIONS. 7- Luis has no distinct fire trauma. (Okay. Revoking this after the discussion, I just had a no media literacy moment after everything I was taking in. Luis' response was actually pretty good and honestly? Should be appreciated. Though it does bring up another point- while I love Luis, I guess I was walking in with it more being an expectation for it to be 'Ada's Story'. We didn't get that, though the Luis background was great!) 8- Ashley's interaction with Ada was a single line asking for help and Ada just. Walks off.

Anyway, everything I've seen first hand and have discussed with others has left a sour taste in my mouth. Boo, @Capcom. Good thing I can make up my own stupid little stories and pretend that none of that happened.